Skiing

On Sunday, Kurt turned on a skiing competition on TV while Anna was playing in the living room. It was an instant hit! Anna stood up in front of the TV, saying, "They're so FAST. Look! They're skiing! Look, look!".

Of course, Kurt's been talking about putting her on skis since she was about 2 hours old, so he was thrilled. The best part, though, was when she started zooming around the room, knees bent, hips tucked and arms behind her as if she were holding ski poles.

"Anna skiing! See? Anna skiing! Good skiing, Anna!" She was very proud of herself, and I had to stop Kurt from running over to Christy's Sport and buying the smallest pair of skis he could find.

Garden of the Gods

Once again, we had our good friends over at Trystan Photography take some family pictures of us for the holidays. Here's one of my favorites, just because Anna's having such a good time. Pretty much ALL the pics turned out great and we'll be using one for our Christmas cards this year.



Anna is really loving the cold and snowy weather. We took her down to the Parade of Lights last week in 8 degree weather, and the only time she fussed was when we had to go inside to warm up. I think she really thrives on the cold!

We also just had a huge cookie exchange party at our house with my mom's group, and Anna was the consumate hostess. She screamed with delight every time another kid showed up and was passing around hugs and kisses like party favors. She played so happily and so hard, in fact, that half way through the event, long before everyone left, she decided she needed a nap. I don't know how she managed to sleep through all that mayhem and noise, but she figured out a way!

That's all for now. Hope everyone's having a wonderful December. Oh, and happy birthday to my brother Val, he turned 31 yesterday! Also, please keep my Grandpa Bloom in your thoughts, he had hip surgery yesterday and will be spending the holidays recovering.